Riley turns 7!

On September 23rd, Riley turned 7 years old!

The day before her birthday, she asked for a bouquet of roses in teal and pink to share with her class as her birthday treat:

And then her birthday started out with her opening some gifts:

And then lunch at Grimaldi's:

And then we surprised her with an appointment to get her ears pierced. She had been asking, so I found a place that did both ears at the same time since I knew she'd find it really painful (judging on her response to her immunizations and flue shots every year!).  I didn't get any pictures of video of the actual event since I was instructed to hold her hand and then she cried in pain.  A lot.

But we managed to calm her down and tempt her with a cupcake at the bakery next door:

And then she was happy to show off her new pierced ears!

In the evening we went to a Rice Owls football game.  The kids had been invited and given free tickets through the summer reading program.

It's amazing how quickly 7 years can go by and how my 'little' baby went from this ...

to this!